Chapter 983: Resignation
There is always no shortage of sensational news in Jingshi these days.
Not long after King Huai's rebellion, His Majesty issued an edict to admit the mistakes he had committed more than 20 years ago.
The edict of sin is a kind of oracle or document issued by the Son of Heaven to examine himself or review his own mistakes and mistakes, and few Son of Heaven will promulgate such a thing in all dynasties.
As the king of a country, how can the emperor do wrong, how can he admit that he has done wrong, and the emperor who can face his mistakes squarely has a broad mind.
At this point, the old case that King Huai asked for at the beginning and Xiao Jue now has finally come to an end.
When Tang Ning first heard the news, he was also shocked for a while before accepting this fact.
Admitting mistakes is not Emperor Chen's character, let alone issuing an edict, but this is the most effective trick he uses to break the game.
When a common person or an official commits a crime, he is punished by his own law.
If the emperor commits a crime, it would be good to issue an edict for his own sin.
In this world, after making a mistake, it is easy to cover up the past with a sentence of "I have already apologized, what do you want" in addition to women, there is also the emperor.
No one could cure him except the emperor himself.
Xiao Jue's Fang family can force Emperor Chen to issue an edict and admit their mistakes back then, but if they dare to force Emperor Chen to abdicate, that is, rebellion, whether it is successful or not, it will leave an indelible stigma in the history books.
After this crime has been edicted, even if this old case from more than 20 years ago is completely revealed, no one can re-open it.
This can be regarded as an explanation for Xiao Jue and King Huai, but it ends here.
However, Tang Ning knew that for Emperor Chen, this was just the beginning, and after this incident, the game between the monarch and the minister would officially begin.
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Provincial Temple.
Emperor Chen looked at King Huai and asked, "Are you satisfied?" ”
King Huai sat quietly in his chair, did not look at him, and did not speak.
"But I'm not satisfied." Emperor Chen's eyes gradually became cold, and he said: "I didn't expect that the court of the Zhao family has been firmly controlled by these people, the two prime ministers, and the five Shangshu have to force me to admit my mistakes, and I, the emperor, am really embarrassed......
King Huai looked up at him, shook his head, and said, "Father still doesn't think you're wrong. ”
"What's wrong with me?" Emperor Chen stared at him and asked, "Since ancient times, the soft-hearted cannot achieve great things, and my mistake lies in not discovering the signs of the court earlier, which led to the disaster of today's ministers' chaos!" ”
King Huai said calmly: "There is a certain number in the underworld, and the sins you have created will be doubled sooner or later." ”
Chen Huang stood up, glanced at him coldly, and said, "I have already returned what I should have returned, and now it's their turn......"
King Huai smiled slightly, and did not speak again.
Emperor Chen glanced at him, then walked out of the provincial hall, came to the imperial study, and said, "Summoning Xiaowan to envoy the ministers." ”
Half an hour later, Xiao Wan's envoy appeared in the imperial study, bowed to Emperor Chen, and said, "I have seen His Majesty the Emperor." ”
Emperor Chen looked at the three of them and said, "The envoy is exempt." ”
One of the envoys raised his head and asked, "I wonder why Your Majesty summoned us and others?" ”
Emperor Chen looked at them and said, "For Princess Pingyang and the matter of pro-Western Regions." ”
The envoy was stunned and asked, "Isn't it Princess Anyang who kisses you?" ”
Emperor Chen's face was calm, and he said, "In order to reflect the sincerity of my Chen Guo, I am willing to marry both princesses......
The three envoys were stunned at the same time, raised their heads and asked, "This, is it okay?" ”
Emperor Chen glanced at them and said, "I have a golden mouth, can there be a fake?" ”
The three envoys glanced at each other, bowed at the same time, and said in a loud voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor." ”
Emperor Chen looked at them and said, "You guys are ready to send ...... relatives on the same day."
After the three Xiao Wan envoys left, Emperor Chen was silent for a moment, looked at Wei Jian, and said, "Let Tang Ning come to see me." ”
……
Emperor Chen issued an edict and completely took over the old case that King Huai and Xiao Jue wanted to investigate.
Next, if nothing else, he will make a move on the other party's faction.
Fang Hong, Wang Xiang and others naturally have to make corresponding countermeasures.
Fang Hong sent someone to invite Tang Ning to discuss the matter, but Tang Ning refused.
He looked at the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion and said, "Tell Lord Fang about King Run, and they will make their own decisions in the future......
Empress Xiao's case was the last thing Tang Ning helped Xiao Jue do, and from now on, no matter what the Fang family's plan was, it had nothing to do with him.
Not long after the housekeeper of the Fang Mansion left, Wei Jian appeared in front of Tang Ning's eyes.
He looked at Tang Ning with a complicated face, and sighed: "Tang Xiang, Your Majesty wants to see you." ”
……
In the imperial study, Tang Ning walked in slowly, and Wei Jian closed the door of the palace from the outside.
There was only one figure in the hall, standing with his back to Tang Ning, holding his hands in his hands.
Tang Ning bowed his hand and said, "Your Majesty." ”
Emperor Chen turned his head, looked at him with blazing eyes, and asked, "Are you still the emperor?" ”
Without waiting for Tang Ning to answer, he asked in a deep voice: "Your next plan is to force me to abdicate, and in the future, you will be both prime minister and emperor, is it much higher than your current status?" ”
Tang Ning raised his head and said, "If you want to resign, please ask Your Majesty for permission." ”
"You're resigning?" Emperor Chen looked at him and asked, "You are only one step away from success, and you said you were going to resign?" ”
"It's not us." Tang Ning shook his head and said, "Whether it is the prime minister or the emperor, the minister has never cared. ”
Chen Huang looked into his eyes and saw a clear field.
He withdrew his gaze, finally lowered his head, and asked dejectedly, "Do you think I'm wrong?" ”
Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Your Majesty already has the answer in his heart. ”
"I'm right." Emperor Chen's face first showed a trace of self-doubt, and then he became firm, and said: "Without my choice back then, there would be no me today, I am the emperor, how can I be wrong?" ”
By the time he said the last two sentences, his voice was already a little hysterical.
Tang stood quietly in place, silent.
After a long time, Emperor Chen's eyes looked at him and said, "You want to resign, I ...... That's right. ”
Tang Ning bowed and said, "Your Majesty." ”
"I have never treated you badly, after all, you have lost me." Emperor Chen looked at him and said disappointedly: "I have already promised Xiao Wan's envoys to let Pingyang and Anyang make peace with Xiao Wan, this is the price of your betrayal of me." ”
Tang Ning didn't know about this from the messenger, and he thought that this incident had just happened.
He stood up straight, bowed to the end, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty......"
Tang Ning's performance was not at all as he expected, and Emperor Chen twisted his eyebrows and said, "Xie Zhen, what? ”
Tang Ning raised his head, smiled, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for all these years of cultivation, the minister will retire ......."
Seeing that Tang Ning's back was about to disappear, Chen Huang suddenly spoke.
"Stay!"
He stared at Tang Ning with a dead gaze, and said: "Power, beauty, what do you want, what I give you, the court needs you, I also need you......"
Tang Ning's footsteps paused, slowly turned around, bowed deeply to Emperor Chen again, and then walked out of the main hall and never looked back.
Emperor Chen looked at Wei Jian who walked in from the outside and asked, "Is I really wrong?" ”
Wei Jian had no interface, standing quietly behind him, like a reef.
After a long time, Emperor Chen's eyes looked out of the hall and said lightly: "Junchen, since he insists on leaving, then I will give him a ride......"